Principal Financial Analyst

Overview

The Global Business Solutions Group (“GBSG”) is Intuit’s largest business unit with $8B+ in revenue, serving 8M+ customers with the Quick Books line of products including accounting, payments, payroll, capital lending and banking. The US GBSG Finance team is critical in driving business growth and profitability through strategic, financial and operational leadership.

• Come join the Finance Team as a Principal Finance Analyst supporting our Big Bet 5 (Mid‑Market). Main responsibilities include:
• Strategic planning:
  Be a trusted advisor to the leadership team to develop and refine our 1‑ and 3‑year strategic plans, proactively highlighting risks and opportunities related to business growth and drive optimal investment decisions through data‑driven insights and business modeling expertise.
• Operational Excellence:
  Partner with the Marketing and Analytics teams to develop and monitor key performance indicators to drive insights and decision making in order to achieve our strategic and financial plans.
• Modeling:
  Create financial models to analyze complex business scenarios that drive and inform our go‑to‑market strategy (e.g. promotion, pricing, new sales channel opportunities, product portfolio).
• Financial reporting:
  Prepare financial reporting deliverables (month‑end close package, variance explanation, …) to enable transparency into the business’s performance and drivers. Liaise with the Accounting team and cross‑functional business partners to ensure correct accounting treatment of transactional activities.
• Process improvement:
  Drive efficiencies and continuous improvement by streamlining, standardizing and automating processes and reporting requirements.
• Team coaching:
  Operate in a leader capacity, proactively influencing, leading & coaching within the Finance organization and cross‑functional teams.

You are a qualified financial analyst, with strong analytical and modeling skills and a deep SaaS understanding. You also have demonstrable experience of acting as a business partner, supporting and challenging non‑finance stakeholders. As this role involves constant interaction with senior non‑finance stakeholders across the business, you need the confidence and emotional intelligence to effectively communicate at all levels. The ideal candidate has worked in the high‑tech industry and enjoys operating in an extremely fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to analyze complex business scenarios by building/improving financial models. Hyperion Ess Base experience preferred.
• Highly motivated, self‑starter with ability to work independently in a fast paced environment, simultaneously manage several priorities, and challenge the status quo to lead change and operational improvements. Attention to details and ability to synthesize large volumes of data into insightful recommendations to the executive leadership team.
• Ability to influence all levels of leadership to drive actions, behaviors, decisions and business outcomes.
• Ability to lead teams to deliver exceptional results and drive business growth.
• Exceptional track record of self‑motivation, prioritization, initiative, and integrity.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with experience in presenting to business partners with confidence, conviction, and credibility.
• 10+ years in FP&A roles and experience with SaaS a plus.
• BS/BA in Finance or Accounting. MBA a plus. Or equivalent work experience.

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.

To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is:

Bay Area California $,500